Melbourne based Portugese designer Manuela Igreja has a background in mathematics and is passionate about jewellery and nature. She likes to explore the relationship between jewellery and organic pieces, as well as the geometry and textures that surround us in our day-to-day. Currently Manuela spends her time pursuing the potential of botanicals from Melbourne as native seeds and other elements to create unique jewels. Beyond that she is also exploring textures and creating unlikely shapes through the wax carving process to create odd pieces in her studio in Fitzroy.